California Council for Excellence

Analysis

California Council for Excellence is a registered charity in United States, based in Irvine, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1994, 32 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, California Council for Excellence reported income of $176k and spending of $181k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $135k to $176k (+30%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, California Council for Excellence sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shiloh Bible Campground ($176k), Aledo Lions Youth Activities Inc ($176k) and Christians in Government ($176k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 67% of the total. At year end it held assets of $67k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $67k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.